塔希尔•沙阿,记者、纪录片制作人和作家。出身阿富汗名门,从小在摩洛哥长大,成年后在英国求学,兼具东西方文化背景。目前为止已经出书十余本并拍摄有若干部纪录片,他还经常在多种期刊杂志上发表文章和学术论文并为《华盛顿邮报》等报纸撰写书评。他的作品已经被翻译成十四种语言。《哈里发的神殿》被美国《时代周刊》评选为年度十佳图书之一并被英国BBC第四广播电台的《每周一书》栏目选用。
沙阿是积极搭建“东西方桥梁”的倡导者。9/11事件后沙阿投入大量时间和精力致力于构建“文化之桥”并推动这一运动的发展。
沙阿一家至今依然平静而满足地生活在卡萨布兰卡。
发表于2024-12-24
The Caliph's House 2024 pdf epub mobi 电子书
卡萨布兰卡,对于中国的文艺青年和知识分子,可能有一种神秘的诱惑力。不只是因为它是北非古国摩洛哥最大的城市,濒临大西洋的地理位置,使得西风东送,让古老的非洲文化与欧洲现代文明交汇于此。更主要的是,它的魅力很大程度上来自于鲍嘉和英格丽•褒曼主演的一部同名好莱...
评分1953年出版的A Year In Marrakech,2006年出版的The Caliph's House,两位英国作家分别记录了自己在摩洛哥一年的生活。相隔半个多世纪,这两个英国人眼里的摩洛哥依然有很多相似之处。他们都对这里人的懒散狡黠无可奈何,也都喜欢某些不同于西方世界的东西,更原始,也可能更真...
评分 评分 评分卡萨布兰卡,对于中国的文艺青年和知识分子,可能有一种神秘的诱惑力。不只是因为它是北非古国摩洛哥最大的城市,濒临大西洋的地理位置,使得西风东送,让古老的非洲文化与欧洲现代文明交汇于此。更主要的是,它的魅力很大程度上来自于鲍嘉和英格丽•褒曼主演的一部同名好莱...
图书标签: 深度游,文化 英文 non-fiction 闲书 英文原版
In the tradition of A Year in Provence and Under the Tuscan Sun , acclaimed English travel writer Tahir Shah shares a highly entertaining account of making an exotic dream come true. By turns hilarious and harrowing, here is the story of his family’s move from the gray skies of London to the sun-drenched city of Casablanca, where Islamic tradition and African folklore converge–and nothing is as easy as it seems….
Inspired by the Moroccan vacations of his childhood, Tahir Shah dreamed of making a home in that astonishing country. At age thirty-six he got his chance. Investing what money he and his wife, Rachana, had, Tahir packed up his growing family and bought Dar Khalifa, a crumbling ruin of a mansion by the sea in Casablanca that once belonged to the city’s caliph, or spiritual leader.
With its lush grounds, cool, secluded courtyards, and relaxed pace, life at Dar Khalifa seems sure to fulfill Tahir’s fantasy–until he discovers that in many ways he is farther from home than he imagined. For in Morocco an empty house is thought to attract jinns, invisible spirits unique to the Islamic world. The ardent belief in their presence greatly hampers sleep and renovation plans, but that is just the beginning. From elaborate exorcism rituals involving sacrificial goats to dealing with gangster neighbors intent on stealing their property, the Shahs must cope with a new culture and all that comes with it.
Endlessly enthralling, The Caliph’s House charts a year in the life of one family who takes a tremendous gamble. As we follow Tahir on his travels throughout the kingdom, from Tangier to Marrakech to the Sahara, we discover a world of fierce contrasts that any true adventurer would be thrilled to call home.
From the Hardcover edition.
作者讲故事的功夫很好,从第一人称的角度了解摩洛哥的文化和民俗,一口气看完
评分多彩的生活,入乡随俗,一切还是在于相信与宽容。文化的差异是很神奇的东西
评分《时代周刊》评选为年度十佳书之一,BBC第四广播电台的《每周一书》
评分《时代周刊》评选为年度十佳书之一,BBC第四广播电台的《每周一书》
评分Around the renovation of a house and the trace of a grandpa, an exotic (not that exotic to Chinese though) world is gradually revealed. Lots of fun in reading it.
The Caliph's House 2024 pdf epub mobi 电子书